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Summary: Good Recipes, But Not Enough Of 'Em
Review: As a fan of old cooking pamphlets, I love Bunny Crumpacker's second cookbook. The recipes I've tried have yielded delicious results, and the entire book is fun to browse through just for its cool, vintage pictures of recipe pamphlets. The text is interesting and fun to read, too. It's a great dessert cookbook for collectors (of cookbooks or recipe pamphlets), and for anyone who enjoys cooking and eating -- in a vintage mode or otherwise.
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Summary: Cool cookbook with great vintage graphics and yummy recipes
Review: As a fan of old cooking pamphlets, I love Bunny Crumpacker's second cookbook. The recipes I've tried have yielded delicious results, and the entire book is fun to browse through just for its cool, vintage pictures of recipe pamphlets. The text is interesting and fun to read, too. It's a great dessert cookbook for collectors (of cookbooks or recipe pamphlets), and for anyone who enjoys cooking and eating -- in a vintage mode or otherwise.
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Summary: Good Recipes, But Not Enough Of 'Em
Review: I picked up "Old Time Brand Name Desserts" on a remainder table and found the old-style recipes, aptly updated by author Bunny Crumpacker, interesting. The "Sour Cream Frosting" has been added to my repertoire as a great, all-purpose dessert topper and the truly unusual "Lemon Pie Unique," adapted from an old Sunkist recipe, is a show stopper of a dinner party dessert--looks great; a real "guest impresser." (My advice: add an extra half cup of sugar to cut the tartness. It's also great served with whipped heavy cream.)My only complaint with this slim volume, which also features a wealth of "old-time cooking" trivia and lots of great artwork, is its brevity. At only 92 pages, including the introduction and index, this book only boasts about 40 recipes. And, if you figure that most people only find about a quarter of the recipes in any cookbooks appealing, well, that's not a great value. As with any cookbook, I suggest a "try before you buy" philosophy. Most libraries boast an extensive cookbook collection. You can check out the book's value for free by taking it home and trying it out. If you're a real penny pincher you can simply photocopy any recipes you think you'll want to use again.
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Summary: Lively, fun presentation & a "must" for dessert enthusiasts.
Review: Recipes, illustrations and culinary advice from the recipe pamphlets of America's food makers from 1875-1950 make for a collection of dessert recipes which includes a rare glimpse of American food history. Add colorful ad examples from different eras and you have Old-Time Brand-Name Desserts, a lively, fun presentation which will appeal to any dessert enthusiast.
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